Purpose

The purpose of the Emergency Response Plan is to establish policies and procedures and an organizational hierarchy for response
to emergencies occurring on campus. This campus-level Emergency Response Plan guides the response of Charleston Southern University personnel and resources during
an emergency. It is the official Emergency Response Plan for Charleston Southern University and supersedes previous plans and precludes employee
actions not in accord with the intent of this plan, or the emergency organization
created by it.

Mission

The mission of Charleston Southern University is promoting academic excellence in
a Christian environment. The university is a learning and living environment comprised
of faculty, staff and students, brought together for study and work in a setting designed
to fulfill our mission. Part of accomplishing that mission requires a healthy and
safe campus. However, crisis situations can and do occur. The mission of this plan
defines and describes actions to be taken by the campus community to effectively mitigate,
prepare for, respond to and recover from various crises, emergency or disasters that
may affect lives, property and the institution.

Goals

The goals of this plan are:

To protect the health and safety of the campus population

To protect campus assets

To preserve the university's ability to operate

To establish clear lines of authority and coordination applicable to the crisis response

To centralize and define the procedures to be implemented in response to a crisis
event

Sign Up For BUC Alerts

BUC Alert is an emergency communication system that sends notification to the entire
campus community before, during and after an emergency. To signup for BUC Alert notification
system, you must be logged into your MyCSU account.